Yevgeny Prigozhin Killed in Plane Crash Near Moscow - Live Updates

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THE TELEGRAPH: Yevgeny Prigozhin has been killed in a private jet crash in the Tver region north of Moscow, Russian agencies have reported.

The Wagner mercenary boss was on board the aircraft when it crashed killing all 10 passengers, authorities have said. » | The Telegraph | Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Guerre en Ukraine en direct : Evgueni Prigojine était sur la liste de passagers d’un avion qui s’est écrasé au nord de Moscou, selon l’aviation civile russe : L’annonce a été faite par l’agence fédérale de transport aérien, et relayée par l’agence de presse russe TASS. « Selon la liste des passagers, parmi eux se trouvent le nom et le prénom d’Evgueni Prigojine », a indiqué l’agence fédérale. »

Zehn Tote bei Flugzeugabsturz in Russland – Wagner-Chef Prigoschin soll auf Passagierliste stehen: Das Privat-Flugzeug soll der Wagner-Gruppe von Jewgenij Prigoschin gehören. Bei dem Absturz sollen zehn Personen ums Leben gekommen sein. »

Will Wagner Pull Belarus into the War in Ukraine? Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya Interview

Jun 28, 2023 | Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader of the Belarusian opposition movement has told DW the presence of the Wagner group leader in her country is a threat to the security of Europe and Belarus' independence.

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya was speaking following the arrival of Yevgeny Prigozhin to Belarus after a deal was struck between the country's leader, Alexander Lukashenko, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

Ms. Tsikhanouskaya told DW's Alexandra von Nahmen she's worried it could drag Belarus into the war in Ukraine.

She said: "Lukashenko is fully loyal to Putin, he will fulfill all the orders of Putin. And if let's imagine Putin gives Lukashenko the order to get rid of Prigozhin, he will do this."

The Belarusian opposition leader added that NATO should react to Russia transporting its tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus.


Guerre en Ukraine en direct : la présence du groupe Wagner en Biélorussie, « une menace » pour la région, juge le président polonais : « Difficile pour nous d’exclure que la présence du Groupe Wagner en Biélorussie puisse constituer une menace potentielle pour la Pologne, qui partage une frontière avec la Biélorussie, une menace pour la Lituanie (…), ainsi que, potentiellement, pour la Lettonie », a déclaré Andrzej Duda lors d’une conférence de presse à Kiev.. »

Russia Latest: Wagner Leader Prigozhin Speaks for First Time Following Mutiny - BBC News

Jun 26, 2023 | Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has just posted an 11-minute audio message, speaking for the first time since the weekend’s aborted Wagner Group rebellion. In the message, he says his men headed to Moscow to "hold to account" leaders he blamed for "mistakes" in the Ukraine war. He denied his "march for justice" was aimed at toppling Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In his first remarks since his revolt, Prigozhin claims he wasn’t trying to overthrow Putin.: The Kremlin had said an investigation into Yevgeny V. Prigozhin’s role in the brief uprising against Russia’s military command was dropped, but Russian news media reports say the case remains open. »

Mutiny in Russia: Nina Khrushcheva on How the Wagner Revolt Exposes Putin’s Weakness

Where is Russian President Vladimir Putin? – BBC News

Jun 26, 2023 | Russian President Vladimir Putin’s whereabouts remain unknown following the short-lived rebellion from the Wagner mercenary group. There has been speculation that the Russian leader fled Moscow during the crisis after his presidential jets were tracked leaving the city. The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the events show the cracks in Mr Putin's authority. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, has left Russia for Belarus after abandoning his advance on Moscow.

Guerre en Ukraine, en direct : « Beaucoup de Russes revendiquent le droit de ne pas se poser de questions, de se réfugier dans une confiance aveugle au président » : Le chef du Kremlin apparaît fragilisé après la tentative de rébellion de la société paramilitaire privée, samedi. Benoît Vitkine, journaliste du « Monde » en Russie, a répondu à vos questions. »

Wagner Forces Halt Advance on Moscow after Calls for Rebellion – BBC News

Jun 24, 2023 | Wagner mercenaries have halted their advance on Moscow, after claiming to get within 200km of the Russian capital. Leader Yevgeny Prigozhin has put out a voice note on his Telegram channel saying he has agreed to stop “to avoid bloodshed”, and it comes after talks between Prigozhin and Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, who is understood to have been involved in “de-escalating” the situation. But, after President Putin’s televised statement, in which he described the day’s events as “a knife in the back of our people”, it is unclear what the future holds for Prigozhin and Wagner, who have been a key part of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

What’s happening in Russia? Here’s what we know.: A powerful mercenary chief sent his forces on the move against the Russian military establishment, raising tensions in the country to a level not seen in decades. »

Putin embraced turmoil, and now it is rattling his leadership.: For more than two decades, the system helped President Vladimir V. Putin secure his unrivaled authority, ensuring that he personally held the keys to wealth and influence in modern Russia. »